Egypt's top court upholds 10 death sentences over football violence


Defendants accused with murder react behind bars at a court in Cairo, Egypt, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top court upheld death sentences for 10 men on Monday for their part in Egypt's worst violence at a football stadium, in which more than 70 fans were killed in February 2012.

Many of the dead were crushed when panicked fans tried to escape from the Port Said stadium after a post-match pitch invasion by supporters of the local side al-Masry. Others fell or were thrown from terraces, witnesses said at the time.

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